gush
pronunciation
How to pronounce gush in British English:
UK [ɡʌʃ]
How to pronounce gush in American English:
US [ɡʌʃ]
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- Noun:
- a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
- an unrestrained expression of emotion
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- Verb:
- gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
- praise enthusiastically
- issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
Word Origin
- gush (v.)
- c. 1400, "to rush out suddenly and forcefully" (of blood, water, etc.), probably formed imitatively in English or from Low German, or from or based on Old Norse gusa "to gush, spurt," from PIE *gus-, from PIE *gheus- "to pour," and related to geyser. Metaphoric sense of "speak in an effusive manner" first recorded 1873. Related: Gushed; gushing. The noun is 1680s, from the verb.
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Example
- 1. Answers tend to gush forth from jane , sometimes before you 've even asked a question , but you can 't help but warm to her frankness .
- 2. In the 17th century , the dutch physician and anatomist regnier de graaf spoke of " liquid as usually comes from the pudenda in one gush " .
- 3. Think whats yourself has done first before your gush dung , have a qualification to say others !
- 4. A series of graphic images posted widely on state-run media websites and elsewhere ( warning : images are disturbing ) showed zhou lying face down next to a brick wall , blood appearing to gush from a wound in his head .
- 5. With more and more deeper and intensive mining , gas gush amount is on annual rise , presenting major threat to safety production .